湘中名校2024届高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湘中名校2024届高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite2．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend3．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative4．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before5．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither6．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant7．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid8．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May9．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what10．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen11．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can12．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished13．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after14．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect15．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass16．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses17．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing18．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely19．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone20．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）WeworkwithCambridgeCountyCouncil'sParticipationTeamtocreateopportunitiesforyoungpeopletovisittheUniversityandlearnmoreaboutit.Thefollowingeventsarescheduledforthe2019/2020academicyear.SuperStarworkshops12workshopsareplannedforyoungpeopleaged7to11.Thesehalf-dayvisitswillbeheldthroughouttheyear,attimeswhenyoungpeoplearenotatschool.Ifparticipantscomplete8ofthe12workshops,theywillbeawardedthenationallyrecognizedSuperStarCrestAward.Pleasenote,workshopswillonlyrunifwehaveasufficientnumberofattendees(usuallyaround3+participants).ExploreUniversityDaysExploreUniversityDaysareforyoungpeopleaged12-15.ParticipantsvisittheUniversityfortwodaysandtakepartinavarietyofuniversity-relatedworkshops,andotherfunactivities.Previousparticipantshavejoinedinthefollowing:•VisitedtheSportsCentre•TookpartinaNeuroscienceworkshop•Enjoyedatwo-coursemealataUniversityCollegeDateswillbeconfirmedinearlyDecember2019,andascheduleforeventwillfollowintheNewYear.Eventsforpost-16studentsIfyouarestudyingforyourpost-16qualificationsandareconsideringapplyingforCambridgeorwouldliketofindoutmoreaboutaspecificsubject,thefollowingeventsmightbeforyou:•UniversityandCollegeOpenDays•SubjectMasterclasses•CambridgeScienceFestival1、WhatcantheparticipantsdoinSuperStarworkshops？A．Tostayonlyhalfaday.B．Togetagift.C．Toenjoyafreemeal.D．TovisittheSportsCentre.2、WhicheventisspeciallyforapplicantsofCambridge？A．SuperStarworkshops.B．TheNeuroscienceworkshop.C．ExploreUniversityDays.D．Eventsforpost-16students.3、Theeventsinthepassagemostprobablyaimto.A．introducesomecoursesB．advertiseCambridgeUniversityC．enrichstudents’sparetimelifeD．promotechildren’sinterestintouring22．（8分）Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttodowellatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjustbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookery(烹饪术)andlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandle(运用)tools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognisethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.1、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorencourageusto.A．realisetheimportanceofdoingwellatschool.B．takeuppart-timejobsasmuchaspossibleduringthesummervacationC．begoodatallsubjects.D．useschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareer.2、Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthatasastudent,havingapart-timejob.A．isagoodwaytoearnextramoney.B．ishelplesstofindouthisweakpoints.C．isusefulforhisfuturework.D．isamusttoexperiencevariousjobs.3、Theword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．yourbackgroundB．yourschoolrecordC．yourweakpointsD．yourpart-timejob4、Ifastudent’sschoolrecordisnotgood,he.A．maydowellinhisfutureworkifhechoosesacareeraccordingtowhatheisskilledin.B．willbeacompletefailureinhisfutureworksoonerorlater.C．mustregretnothavingworkedharderatschool.D．willreceivefurthereducationaftergraduation.23．（8分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小题1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小题2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．agroundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小题3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost24．（8分）ScientistsfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahaveidentifiedfournewman-madegasesthatarecontributingtothedamagetotheozone(臭氧)layer.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingataratethatiscausingconcernamongresearchers.Worriesoverthegrowingozoneholehaveseentheproductionofchlorofluorocarbon(CFC)gasesrestrictedsincethemid1980s.Butthepreciseoriginofthesenew,similarsubstancesremainsamystery.Lyingintheatmosphere,theozonelayerplaysacriticalroleinblockingharmfulUVrays,whichcausecancersinhumansandreproductiveproblemsinanimals.ScientistsfromtheBritishAntarcticSurveywerethefirsttodiscoverahuge“hole”intheozoneoverAntarcticain1985.TheevidencequicklypointedtoCFCgases,whichwereinventedinthe1920s,andwerewidelyusedinrefrigeration.Extraordinarily,globalactionwasrapidlyagreedtodealwithCFCsandtheMontrealProtocoltolimitthesesubstancescameintobeingin1987.Atotalglobalbanonproductioncameintoforcein2010.Now,thenewlydiscoveredfournewgasescandestroyozoneandaregettingintotheatmospherefromasyetunidentifiedsources.ThreeofthegasesareCFCsandoneisahydrochlorofluorocarbon(HCFC),whichcanalsodamageozone.Theresearchhasshownthatfourgaseswerenotaroundintheatmosphereatalluntilthe1960s,whichsuggeststheyareman-made.Thescientistsdiscoveredthegasesbyanalyzingpolarsnowpack.Airfromthissnowisanaturalarchiveofwhatwasintheatmosphereupto100yearsago.Theresearchersalsolookedatmodernairsamples,collectedatremoteCapeGriminTasmania.Theyestimatethatabout74,000tonnesofthesegaseshavebeenreleasedintotheatmosphere.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingatsignificantrates.However,theydon’tknowwherethenewgasesarebeingreleasedfromandthisshouldbeinvestigated.Possiblesourcesincludechemicalsforinsecticide(杀虫剂)productionandsolvents(溶液)forcleaningelectroniccomponents.ThethreeCFCsarebeingdestroyedveryslowlyin:theatmosphere—soevenifemissions(散发)weretostopimmediately,theywillstillbearoundformanydecadestocome.Ofthefourspeciesidentified,CFC-113aseemsthemostworryingasthereisaverysmallbutgrowingemissionsourcesomewhere,maybefromagriculturalinsecticides.Weshouldfinditandtakeitoutofproduction.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewlydiscoveredgases?A．Somearesurelyproducedbythedevelopmentofagriculture.B．TheCFCswillhavealongimpactoncetheyarereleased.C．Theygathertogetherintheatmosphereatamediumspeed.D．Theiramountsarenotlargeenoughtocausedamagetous.2、Theunderlinedword“archive”inParagraph6isclosesttothemeaningof“”.A．stateB．resourceC．phenomenonD．storeroom3、Whatwillthescientistsprobablyattempttodoaboutthegasesnext?A．Findoutwhatcanreplacethingslikeinsecticidesandputthemintouse.B．Findouthowtheydestroyozoneandgetridofthoseintheatmosphere.C．Findoutwheretheyareexactlyfromandstopthemfrombeingreleased.D．FindoutifHCFCismoreharmfulthanCFCsandtakepropermeasures.25．（10分）IcanproudlysaythatlastyearIbroketherecordfortheoldestpersonintheworldtoridearoller-coaster.I’m105,butIfeelyounger.EventhedoctoragreesI’mingoodcondition.I’mabitdeafandmylegsfeelweak,buttheyaretheonlyissue.IrodetheTwistosaurusatFlamingoLand,whichspinsyouroundquitefast.Ididn’tchoosetogoonthat.I’dhavepreferredareallyfastonethatwentupsidedown.ButIwastoldIcouldn’tridesomethinglikethat,becausemybloodpressurecoulddropandImighthavesomedanger.Iwasn’tnervous—Idon’tgetfrightenedofanything.Iwassecurelyfastened,soIknewIwouldn’tfallout.Theroller-coasterridewentonforthreeorfourminutes,anditcouldn’tbeabetterexperience.AndIraisedalotofmoneyfortheDerbyshire,Leicestershire&RutlandAirAmbulancefund,whichwasfantastic.PeopleweresayingI’dgotaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecords.Later,someonecametopresentmewiththecertificate.Ihaditonthewallinmylivingroom,withanotheronethatgotayearearlier.Myrecord-breakingwaysreallybeganacoupleofyearsago,withtheice-bucketchallenge.ItturnedoutthatIwasprobablytheoldestpersonintheworldtodoit,andthevideowasverypopular.Afterthat,IstartedtothinkaboutwhatelseIcoulddotoraisemoneyfordifferentcharitie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B．Hewasveryworriedatfirst.C．Hecouldn’tthinkmuchaboutit. D．Hegotfrightenedasitstartedmoving.3、WhatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Hewastheoldestpersonintheworld. B．Hesetarecordtheyearbeforelastyear.C．Hedislikedshowingoffhissuccess. D．Hewaseagertogetcertificates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“daft”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．healthy. B．strong.C．crazy. D．funny.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）AmanandhiswifearrivedinBostonbytrain．Aftergettingoffthetrain,theywalkedwithoutan1intotheouterofficeofHarvard’spresident．Sotheywerestoppedbyhissecretaryandkept2．Forhours,thesecretarytooknonoticeofthem,3thatthecouplewouldfinallybecomedisappointedand4．Buttheydidn’t．Thesecretaryfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresident,though5．Afewminuteslater,thepresidentwalkedtowardsthecouplewitha6face．Theladytoldhim,“Wehadasonthat7Harvardforoneyear．HelovedHarvard．Hewas8here．Butaboutayearago,hewasaccidentallykilled．MyhusbandandIwouldliketo9（纪念物）tohim,somewhereoncampus．”Thepresidentwasn’tmoved．Instead,hewas10．“Madam,”hesaid,“wecan’tputupastatueforeverypersonwhostudiedatHarvardanddied．Ifwedid,thisplacewouldlooklikea11,”“Oh,no,”thelady12quickly．“Wedon’twanttoputupastatue．Wewouldliketogivea13toHarvard．”Thepresidentrolledhiseyesand14atthecoupleandthenexclaimed,”Abuilding!Doyouhaveany15howmuchabuildingcosts?Wehavespentover＄7,500,000onthecampusbuildingatHarvard．”Foramomenttheladywassilent．Thepresidentwas16,becausehecouldgetridofthemnow．Thentheladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly,“Isthatallitcoststostarta17?Whydon’twejuststartourown?”Herhusbandnodded．18theirofferwasturneddown．Mr．andMrs．StanfordtraveledtoCaliforniawheretheyfoundedStanfordUniversity19afterthem,amemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolonger20about．1、A．choiceB．decisionC．acquaintanceD．appointment2、A．waitingB．standingC．sittingD．talking3、A．hopingB．findingC．realizingD．imagining4、A．godownB．gooutC．goawayD．goaround5、A．hopelesslyB．carefullyC．unexpectedlyD．unwillingly6、A．pleasantB．funnyC．coldD．sad7、A．attendedB．visitedC．studiedD．served8、A．cleverB．braveC．proudD．happy9、A．setaboutB．setupC．setdownD．setoff10、A．satisfiedB．excitedC．shockedD．ashamed11、A．parkB．cemeteryC．gardenD．museum12、A．explainedB．expressedC．refusedD．admitted13、A．buildingB．yardC．playgroundD．square14、A．laughedB．shoutedC．glancedD．called15、A．suggestionB．ideaC．thoughtD．opinion16、A．boredB．astonishedC．interestedD．pleased17、A．departmentB．universityC．businessD．club18、A．OnceB．WhileC．SinceD．Though19、A．namedB．lookedC．takenD．followed20、A．talkedB．knewC．heardD．cared第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）BritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent1．manyways.Thefirstandmostobviouswayisinthevocabulary.Thereare2．(hundred)ofdifferentwordswhicharenotusedontheothersideoftheAtlantic.Forexample,Americansuseautomobiles,freeways,gas,cabsandsubways3．theBritishusecars,motorways,petrol,taxisandundergrounds.Besides,sometimes4．samewordusedbyAmericansandtheBritishhasaslightlydifferentmeaning,whichcanbe5．(confuse)．Thereareafew6．(differ)ingrammar,too.Inaddition,thetwovarietiesdifferinspellingandpronunciation.Americanspellingseems7．(simple):center,colorandprograminsteadofcentre,colourandprogramme.Manyfactors8．(influence)Americanpronunciationsincethefirstsettlersarrivedfourhundredyearsago.ButaLondonerdoesn’thavemuchdifficulty9．(understand)aNewYorker.Thetwovarietiesaremovingcloser.Formorethanacentury,communicationsacrosstheAtlantichavedevelopedsteadily,whichhasledtolotsofAmericanwordsandstructurespassingintoBritishEnglish.So,don’tworry.UsersofEnglishwillallbeabletounderstandeach10．—wherevertheyare.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenwewereshoppingtheanotherday、ShebegantolikeitatOnce、Thenshebentdownandpickeditdowntolookatthepriceonthem、Asshedidthis,lotsofteassplashed(泼洒）onherT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardnottolaughathershockingface!Mysisterwasabouttogetoutoftheshopfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcomeovertous、Itturned